Letter
from Aubrey Hanson, Btry. D., Ft. Robinson, Nebraska, to his mother, Mrs. Julia
Francis Hendrix Hanson, Route 2 No. 168, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Transcribed
by RaNae Smith Vaughn, December 14, 2001, as written by Aubrey Hanson
Btry.
D.
4th
F. A.
Ft.
Robinson, Neb.
March
17, 1930
Dear
Mother.
How
are you I am well hope you are the same.
I got your letter today sure was glad to hear from you. (Yes ma give me ¢50 I want a pair of socks
and I’ve got to get som prince). I have
got the clothes I left with yet. I wear
the overalls when I am on fatigue. Well
Mother I had to go on guard last night at 6 pm and come off this afternoon at
4:15 it was pretty cold last night and to day, it snowed a little last night
and all day today but it melted as fast as it fell nearly. No I would not advise no one to join the
army. It is alright if a fellar likes
it. It will make a man out of you if you
want to be a man. No I don’t look
natural in the army clothes but later on I aim to have some taken in my
civilian suit and send to you. Well
Mother I would love to ben with you Fri. night. I was glad to hear you say you was well. I got a letter from Dick to-day and one from
Susie that made 3 letters I get more letters than I can ans. nearly. I get letters from six persons and there is
another one wanting me to write to her.
Yes I would love to get some of your pinto beans and corn bread and
butter milk. I havent drunk any butter
milk since I left home. Well Mother in
about 2 mo. If I don’t like the army I will be asking you to get me out. Well I will close for this time hoping to
hear from you soon Mother I will be a good boy.
I
am sending some more pictures but not of me.
Yours
truly
Your
tramp
Aubrey
To
Mother
with love
4th
Field Artillery
Fort
Robinson, Neb.
Letter
from Aubrey Hanson, Btry. D., Ft. Robinson, Nebraska, to his mother, Mrs. Julia
Hanson, Route 2 No. 168, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Posted
on May 21, 1930, Fort Robinson, Nebraska
Envelope
has a 2 cent stamp
Transcribed
by RaNae Smith Vaughn, December 14, 2001, as written by Aubrey Hanson
The
Susie he refers to was his future wife:
Lucille Jewell (Susie) Gable Hanson
Btry.
D.
4th
F. A.
Ft.
Robinson, Neb.
May
20, 1930
Dear
Mother.
I
will try to ans. your letter I rec. to-day was more than glad to hear from you
and I am glad you are well, but I hated to hear of the bad news. Well Mother I am sorry I got in this mess, I
know I have caused you a lot of trouble, but there is one thing sure if you get
me out of this I wont be guilty of another stunt like this. I didn’t know what home meant to me until I
got away from it, now I realize what home is and there is a girl back there I
love above them all except you, and I want to be there with her, I guess you
know who she is. (Susie) I guess I don’t deserve it though the way I
have done you and father, it makes me feel bad to think of it. So Mother I want you to do as you like about
it, I wont out of course for I will always wont to be with the ones I love. If you cant get me out now I could buy out
after I serve a year in, but I cant never save the money here. Well Mother we had a big parade this
evening.
And
have him to write out the papers and sign them, and also a doctor and a notary
public to sign them, and please do it as soon as you can, for I want to get out
of this place soon as I can. I am
sending you two dollars to make sure.
So please have them made out and sent in next week if you possibly can
for I am getting tired of this place.
So you can go to a lawyer and tell him how things are and I am sure I
will get out, but I wont un-less you do.
Yours
with love.
Mr.
Aubrey Hanson
Ans.
soon.
Enclosed
in the same envelope is the following letter Aubrey Hanson wrote to his sister,
Irene Hanson Smith.
Btry.
D.
4th
F. A.
Ft.
Robinson, Neb.
Dear
Sis.
How
are you all by now? I am well. Well how is everybody? Things are going along alright here, but it
is this place I don’t like. There is
about ten persons getting out here and most of them is buying out too. And also some of them are going over the
hill. I don’t think there is really
anybody here that likes this place. You
see it is a thousand miles from nowhere.
Crawford is 3 mi. from here and is about the size of Bono, Ark. so you
can imagine what kind of a place this is.
So Irene if you can I wish you would go to town with Mother and help her
to get the papers wrote out by a lawyer and him sign them and also a doctor and
an attorney at law. If the papers aint
fixed out that way I wont get out. Well
as news are scarce I will close for this time.
So
ans. soon
Aubrey
Letter
from Aubrey Hanson, Btry. D., Ft. Robinson, Nebraska, to his mother, Mrs. Julia
Francis Hendrix Hanson, Route 2 No. 168, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Posted
on May 30, 1930, Fort Robinson, Nebraska
Envelope
has a 2 cent stamp
Transcribed
by RaNae Smith Vaughn, December 14, 2001, as written by Aubrey Hanson
Btry.
D.
4th
F. A.
Ft.
Robinson, Nebr.
May
29, 1930
Dear
Mother.
I
will ans. your letter which rec. today, was glad to hear from you. I guess you have to work pretty hard dont
you from the way you write. I dont have
to work very hard only at times. I am
taking gunners instructions about 2 hr. a day, I will go up Sat. for
examination of the guns. I guess it is
pretty hot at home now. Well I had to
report to the Capt. Mon. and he said I would be discharged in about a
week. I will write later and tell you
when I will leave here. Paul cant do
anything to keep me from getting out. I
myself couldn’t. Well Mother I will
close for this time, will hear from me later.
Yours
truly.
Aubrey
Hanson